Petitions Circulated to Limit Indoor Smoking

Rival petitions are being circulated to limit indoor smoking in Nevada. But supporters of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act say a proposal by the tourism industry does little to protect public health and is meant to undercut their effort. Backers of the new petition called Responsibly Protect Nevadansfrom Secondhand Smoke Act say it will protect children from smokeand the state's tourism industry from burdensome regulations. Kendall Stagg is policy director for the Nevada TobaccoPrevention Coalition, which is pushing the earlier petition. Hesays the new measure would gut protections sought by his group. The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act would ban smoking in day carecenters, movie theaters, arcades, government buildings, malls andretail stores, school property, all areas of grocery stores and allindoor areas of restaurants. It would allow smoking in the gamingarea of casinos, stand-alone bars that don't serve meals, stripclubs and private residences that aren't child care facilities. The new petition would ban smoking in most of those areas, aswell as museums, drug stores, concert halls and libraries. But the new petition would allow smoking in the slot machineareas of grocery stores. Restaurants would be able to allow smokingin areas they designate as off-limits to minors.

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